Resource management for sustainable development: a community- and GIS-based approach |
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Authors: | Tofael Ahamed M I N Khan Tomohiro Takigawa Masayuki Koike Farhat Tasnim J M Q Zaman |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan;(2) Environment, Agriculture, and Development Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh;(3) Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan |
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Abstract: | A combined approach utilizing GIS, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) has been developed
for resource mapping in a rural poverty-prone area of Bangladesh. This model integrated GIS and participatory tools to include
the voices of the stakeholders in assessing available resources and needs. The resource mapping framework, developed using
PRA with local community people and community gatekeepers, was aimed at sustainable resource management, and ArcView GIS was
used to digitize the resource maps as a Decision Support System (DSS). A detailed assessment and analysis of the quality,
quantity and physical status of resources was first mapped in the field and then digitized using GIS. FGD-based interaction
with community people at each union in a subdistrict of Bangladesh revealed stakeholders’ opinions on land and water body
management. The present paper demonstrates the power of this model as a policy-making tool for sustainable development and
poverty eradication. It also recognized the need for collaboration between interdisciplinary policy planners and researchers
to develop and implement a policy on agricultural resource management for poverty-prone areas. |
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